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Old 08-30-2015, 09:38 AM   #41
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RED ALERT!!!! RED ALERT!!!!!

I just noticed that the news report on this hammerhead (with the same video included) was now on my Facebook feed from KTLA 5 news. I don't subscribe or like them so they are posting the report to our FB feeds wether we like it or not

Watch the wide spread panic begin

Won't be long now till they decide to close it for a longer period of time


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Old 08-30-2015, 09:46 AM   #42
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The guards warned me when landing. It was odd to see no one in the water . I told lifeguard we were playing with hammerheads 8 miles out.
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Old 08-30-2015, 10:58 AM   #43
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It's open, advisory until 1
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Old 08-30-2015, 11:00 AM   #44
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So I'm the one that took that video. I was so stoked to see it since I have heard so many others on here have. We did not make a big deal about the shark at all. It followed us all the way in. We told a few other kayakers so they could come check it out. As we got closer to shore, there were a couple swimmers a few feet away from us, so my dad just let them know there was a hammerhead right here. They kind of freaked out when the shark swam right towards them. When we landed, we decided to not talk about it much so as to keep the hysteria from happening. One of the swimmers asked me to email him the video, so I said sure. Before I knew it, the lifeguards were interviewing me and watching the video. They said they had to follow protocol because the shark looked aggressive in the video, but I could tell they didn't want to go through the hassle. I couldn't believe they were actually going to do it either. We had no intention of making a big deal out of it. We were just happy to see it and have it around.

And we both caught YT. Good day for us. Bad day for people wanting to play in the water there.
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Old 08-30-2015, 11:09 AM   #45
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You're doing a good job

I have been misquoted left and right. I stopped talking to everyone. I never even reported it like the news is saying. I just innocently answered a few questions from the lifeguards and showed them my video. Sorry people are stupid. A lot of people on here are stupid, too.


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Old 08-30-2015, 12:02 PM   #46
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Lesson learned. Keep your mouths shut. Keep your vids to yourself. LJ crazies, media whores, and LG higher ups WILL twist facts to ban fun. Carry on stoopids.
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Old 08-30-2015, 12:18 PM   #47
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Ya, I counted 4 local news vans on my drive off the beach yesterday

I have seen hammerheads on almost every weekly trip for over a year now. They are everywhere with the warm water.

I metered 78.4 degrees in the water in deep La Jolla water, of course there are hammerheads, tuna, and dodos
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Old 08-30-2015, 12:20 PM   #48
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Stupid swimmers, some dude leads a shark to them and they freak out.
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Old 08-30-2015, 12:24 PM   #49
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Lesson learned. Keep your mouths shut. Keep your vids to yourself. LJ crazies, media whores, and LG higher ups WILL twist facts to ban fun. Carry on stoopids.

Word.


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Old 08-30-2015, 12:29 PM   #50
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... and the lesson is ..

There's a war among news stations, i.e., that which gets the most viewers gets the highest rating and the thus the most ad money. Any "story" can be spun in many directions, but the almighty $ invariably influences what is said/shown and how. Hiram Johnson (a diplomat in 1917) said "the first casualty of war is truth," and you, my kayak fishing amigo, fell victim.

Your good intentions were twisted for another's gain, with "hysteria" causing more hits and gaining more and more attention to various media stories. The whole thing now has a life of it's own, with you and the truth becoming totally irrelevant. You done good, with the media doing bad.

Will close noting that pesky shark was on me early Fri. morning (just after sunrise), and I was alone at the time (just bled, then stored a nice YT in the hull). Not the first time I've had a hammerhead circle and explore, but being alone, it was a bit more "interesting." Luckily, I passed him off on a seal that came to the area, but do note that he seemed pretty curious and somewhat fearless. No doubt he would've followed me much longer if his interest wasn't diverted.
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Old 08-30-2015, 12:52 PM   #51
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Oh My!

A Hammerhead brushed the side of my yak and circled a couple times about 3 minutes after bleeding a Bonito.... 3 miles out!
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Old 08-30-2015, 01:06 PM   #52
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Start passing the blame on sea lions...more.
Theyve harrassed and hastled and stolen and near capsized 100x more than HH have over the last 3 major ENSOs.
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Old 08-30-2015, 01:16 PM   #53
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Lesson learned. Keep your mouths shut. Keep your vids to yourself. LJ crazies, media whores, and LG higher ups WILL twist facts to ban fun. Carry on stoopids.
Hell no! Post your videos and share your fishing stories on this site. The media whores won't waste time to do their research.
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Old 08-30-2015, 03:07 PM   #54
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Glad I got out of there by 11, just barely missed sharknado 4


Got my forbidden fruit too
Nice catch cousin! I guess I'll be stopping by your house for some yt
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Old 08-30-2015, 04:09 PM   #55
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After seeing that there was a second closure, and this time they explicitly state it was a fisherman, I foresee a closure of the launch ramp in the near future.
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Old 08-30-2015, 05:37 PM   #56
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Hell no! Post your videos and share your fishing stories on this site. The media whores won't waste time to do their research.
Yes, allow me to rephrase. Share the stoke here, at your discretion of course. Don't share em with the ignorants at the launch. There are for sure anti's frequenting there. Also if you're familiar with how media works, there are interns that do nothing all day but search the forums and interwebs for just about anything.
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Old 08-30-2015, 06:00 PM   #57
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My non-fishing neighbor just felt the need to warn me about all the sharks near shore, said he'd been watching the news. The media is doing it's job
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Old 08-30-2015, 06:52 PM   #58
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Nice catch cousin! I guess I'll be stopping by your house for some yt
We'll have to get some more.
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Used the whole fish, minus the collars and some sashimi I made Sat. evening.
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:30 PM   #59
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But what about the hordes of Leopard Sharks...can't they at least get a mention as they voraciously devour a crab....media will make a circus of this. How about from now on we refer to hammers as "Big Heads"
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Old 08-30-2015, 07:53 PM   #60
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My wife said I can't fish anymore because there are sharks in the water but She's ok with me riding my bike in the streets of L.A.?









Thinking about hitting la jolla again next weekend.
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